How To Draw Anything
Mar 2012 · Sold by Robinson
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If you can write your name, you have enough touch to learn to draw. Let Mark Linley inspire you to pick up your pencil and create a magical masterpiece. His positive approach secures quick, accurate results and ever-growing confidence.
Learn to look properly and get the basic outlines correct; include the key features but simplify what you see; understand how shading (such as dot stipple or cross-hatching) can transform a sketch; get the eye level right and see how a grid helps with the composition.
Whatever you want to draw - a beautiful holiday scene, a lifelike portrait of your family or favourite pet, or even a funny cartoon to illustrate a birthday card - Mark Linley shows, in this new edition of his bestselling book, everything you need to succeed.
If you can write your name, you have enough touch to learn to draw. Let Mark Linley inspire you to pick up your pencil and create a magical masterpiece. His positive approach secures quick, accurate results and ever-growing confidence.
Learn to look properly and get the basic outlines correct; in...
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Yuyu
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November 10, 2025
Good advice and good visual examples to follow. I'm an long time artist so I know most of these techniques already, but I still like to collect art books and see if there is any tips or extra inspiration I can pick up. I recommend this book for beginners interested in drawing with pen/ink as most examples & instructions are about using pens on all the various subjects it mentions teaching, starting with landscapes first. I docked a single star because learning some basic color would have been good to include, but it sticks to black and white pen.
Seasons
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July 27, 2023
I've tried multiple online courses, tutorials, guides, even things listed for absolute beginners. This was the first material to ever help me draw entire environments, learn how to draw rocks, and get over my fear of using a pen quite literally within an hour of beginning. I will solely credit this material as what got me started into art. From the bottom of my heart, thank you for this.
Jason Rodriguez
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January 8, 2021
I really appreciated the intelligent at times "wordy" explanations and examples of certain effects and techniques! The book would almost definitely confuse the absolute beginner. That's just my opinion though. If you like to see examples and the results of some of the techniques you will be sadly disappointed as there is not one photograph in the whole ebook. Not sure if the printed version does? Hopefully I have helped you to make your decision easier!? ~jason Rodriguez~
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About the author
Mark Linley has been an art teacher for many years, running several very popular evening and holiday courses. As a health education graphic artist in Birmingham schools, he added a new dimension to the teaching of health education by encouraging children to learn while they draw.
Mark Linley has been an art teacher for many years, running several very popular evening and holiday courses. As a health education graphic artist in Birmingham schools, he added a new dimension to the teaching of health education by encouraging children to learn while they draw.
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